湖南长沙市一中广雅中学2025-2026学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题（含答案）

湖南长沙市一中广雅中学2025-2026学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题一、阅读理解AToy-MakingCompetitionGetreadytoputyourcreativityintomakingtoysandshowyourtalentatthisannualevent!Findafriendtoparticipateasateamoftwoorsimplytakepartasanindividual.Therearetwocategoriesinthecompetition.Remembertoregisterforthecorrectcategory!JuniorCategoryOpentoJuniorHighSchoolstudentsonly.Participantshaveto:·includetheuseofbottlecapsaspartofthetoy.·submitatleastonephotoofthemselvescreatingthetoy.SeniorCategoryOpentoSeniorHighSchoolstudentsonly.Participantshaveto:·submitatoythatdemonstratesscientificconceptscreatively.·provideajournalthatrecordsdetailsandphotographsofthetoy-makingprocess.PLEASETAKENOTE·Only10individuals/teamsfromeachcategorywillbeshortlisted(把……列入入围名单)tocompeteinthefinals.Shortlistedparticipantswillbeinformedbyemail.Awards&PrizesJuniorCategory·FirstPrize:Handheldgamingdeviceworth$300·SecondPrize:Roboticssetworth$250·3HonoraryAwards:$100voucher(代金券)eachSeniorCategory·FirstPrize:Laptopworth$1,000·SecondPrize:Mobilephoneworth$600·ThirdPrize:Handheldgamingdeviceworth$300·2DistinctionAwards:$150vouchereachImportantDatesEventEventDescriptionRegistrationDeadlineAllregistrationformsmustbesubmittedinpersonatScienceCentreby31May.ToyEntrySubmissionAlltoysmustbesubmittedpersonallyatScienceCentreon5—6Jul.FinalJudging&RoundShortlistedparticipantswillbetaskedtocreateatoyonthespotwiththematerialsprovidedon14Aug.AwardCeremonyWinnerswillreceivetheirawardsattheawardceremonyon23Nov.1.WhatisrequiredofaSeniorHighparticipant?A．Sendingphotographsofthemselves.B．Makingtoysusingplasticbottlecaps.C．Recordingtheirtoycreationprocess.D．Formingateamwithanotherormore.2.WhatmightaJuniorHighparticipantwin?A．Alaptopora$150voucher.B．Aroboticssetora$150voucher.C．Amobilephoneora$100voucher.D．Ahandheldgamingdeviceora$100voucher.3.Whenmightparticipantsbeemailedtojointhefinalround?A．On31May.B．On5Jul.C．On10Aug.D．On23Nov.B“I’vealwaysenjoyedgardening,butI’vealwaysbeenawarefromtheget-gothattherehadtobemoretobeingaprofessionalgardendesignerthanthat,”saysKarenMartin,whoworkedinrealestatebeforechangingcareers.“Icommittedtogainingadeeperunderstandingoftheprinciplesofdesign.TodothatIsignedupforadifficulttrainingprogramthatcoveredeverythingfromthebasicsoflandscapedesigntomoreadvancedtopics.”Inadditiontoformaleducation,gainingpracticalexperienceisessentialfordevelopingtheskillsneededtobeasuccessfulgardendesigner.“Ialsospentcountlesshoursvolunteeringatbotanicalgardenstogainhands-onexperienceinthefield,”Karenrecalls.“ItwasduringtheseexperiencesthatIlearnedaboutplantcareanddesign,andhowtheyinteracttocreatebeautifuloutdoorspaces.”“Thoseinterestedinbecomingalandscapegardenermaytrybuildingacollectionofphotographs,drafts,orcomputerdrawingsofgardenplansthatdemonstrateskillsandcreativity,”Karensuggests.“AsIgainedexperience,Istartedbuildingacatalogue(目录簿)ofmyworktoshowmyabilitiestopotentialclientsoremployers.”OneofthemostrewardingaspectsofthejobforKarenhasbeentheopportunitytoworkwithclientstoturntheiroutdoorspacesintosomethingtrulyuniqueandbeautiful.“Ilovelisteningtomyclients’visionsandbringingthemtolifethroughthoughtfuldesignandplantselection.Seeingthejoyontheirfacesastheywalkthroughtheirnewlydesignedgardenisanexperiencethatnevergetsold,”saysKaren.“Ofcourse,likeanyprofession,therearechallenges.Thelonghoursaretiring,andtheweatherandsoilconditionscanallpresentobstacles(障碍)tocreatingtheperfectoutdoorspace.Butit’sthesechallengesthatmakethejoballthemorerewardingwhenyou’reabletoovercomethemandcreatesomethingtrulyspecial.“Allinall,becomingaprofessionalgardendesignerallowsmetocombinemylovefornaturewithmydesiretocreatebeauty.Plus,Ialwaysenduphavingagoodnight’srestduetothephysicalpartsofthejob.Iwouldn’thaveitanyotherway,”Karenconcludes.4.WhatmightKarenthinkofthetrainingprogram?A．Itplayedakeyroleinherjobswitch.B．Itwastoodifficultforhertocomplete.C．Itfocusedmuchonbasicdesigning.D．Itfailedtomeetherexpectations.5.WhatdoesKarensuggestpotentiallandscapegardenersdo?A．Starttheirowngarden.B．Listentoemployers’ideas.C．Volunteeratbotanicalgardens.D．Builduptheirbankofworksamples.6.WhatgivesKarenlastingjoyinherwork?A．Workinglonghoursunderthesun.B．Watchingclients’satisfiedreactions.C．Overcomingbadweatherandsoilconditions.D．Gainingadeeperunderstandingofgardening.7.ForwhatreasondoesKarenappreciatethephysicalaspectofherjob?A．Itbenefitshersleep.B．Itkeepsherenergetic.C．Itstrengthenshermuscles.D．Itinspireshercuriosityaboutnature.CTherearemillionsofso-calledend-userprogrammers.They’renotgoingintoacareerasaprofessionalprogrammerorcomputerscientist.They’regoingintobusiness,teaching,law,oranynumberofprofessions—andtheyjustneedalittleprogrammingtobemoreefficient.Ifyou’vesortedyouremailbasedonrules,customizedagame,writtenaprograminPhotoshop,usedRprogramminglanguagetoanalyzesomedata,orautomatedarepetitiveworkprocess,you’reanend-userprogrammer.Asaneducatorwhoteachesprogramming,Iwanttohelpstudentsinfieldsotherthancomputerscienceachievetheirgoals.Butlearninghowtoprogramwellenoughtowritefinishedprogramscanbehardtoachieveinasinglecoursebecauselearningthesyntax(句法规则)ofaprogramminglanguagetakesalotoftimeformanystudents.Asaresult,alotofstudentsendupbarelyabletowritesmallfunctions,letalonewriteafullprogramthatcanhelpmaketheirlivesbetter.ToolsbuiltonlargelanguagemodelssuchasGitHubCopilotmayallowmetochangetheseoutcomes.Becausestudentscanusethesetoolstohandlesomeofthelower-leveldetailsofprogramming,itfreesthemtofocusonbigger-picturequestionsthatareattheheartofwritingsoftwareprograms.AttheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,I’vecreatedanintroductoryprogrammingcourseprimarilyforthosewhoarenotcomputersciencestudentsthatfeaturesCopilot.Inthiscourse,I’vebeengivingstudentslarge,open-endedprojectsandcouldn’tbehappierwithwhattheyhavecreated.Forexample,inaprojectwherestudentshadtofindandanalyzeonlinedatasets,Ihadaneurosciencemajorcreateadatavisualizationtoolthatillustratedhowageandotherfactorsaffectedcancerrisk.GiventherhetoricabouthowAIisruiningeducationbywritingpapersforstudentsanddoingtheirhomework,youmightbesurprisedtoheareducatorslikemetalkingaboutitsbenefits.Inmyintroductoryprogrammingcourse,IseefirsthandhowAIcanempowerstudentsinspecificwaysandexpandtheranksofend-userprogrammers.8.Whichcharacterizesend-userprogrammers?A．Programminginpersontoenhanceefficiency.B．Helpingmanywithcomputerproblems.C．Seekingacareerinsoftwarecompanies.D．Developinglargelanguagemodels.9.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Suggestionsforwritingsmallfunctions.B．Challengesoftraditionalprogrammingteaching.C．Theimportanceoflearningprogrammingsyntax.D．Thetotalmakeupofawell-functionalfullprogram.10.Whatwouldtheauthorcallthedatavisualizationtool?A．Afruitlessattempt.B．Ahalf-finishedproject.C．Aremarkableachievement.D．Ataskdemandingjointefforts.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rhetoric”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Historicalfacts.B．Technicalterms.C．Criticaljudgments.D．Educationaltheories.DAlitahasbeenhighlysensitivetocriticismsinceshewasachild.“Threeyearsagowedidpatientsatisfactionsurveys,”explainsAlita,whoisnowadistinguisheddoctor.“MypatientslovedtheattentionIgavethem,andmyreviewswerelargelypositive.YettherewereafewpatientswhocomplainedthatIsometimesranlate.Ihaven’tfeltthesamewayaboutmypracticesince.”Soundfamiliar?Ifyou’relikeAlita,you’veprobablybeenhearingthesameadviceformuchofyourlife:“Don’tbesosensitive.”Yetnewresearchsuggeststhatthisisfarharderforsomethanothers.Threefactorscanbeusedtomeasureoursensitivitytofeedback(反馈).ThefirstisBaseline.Somepeoplehavearelativelyhighbaseline—theyalwaysseemsocheerfulnomatterhowmuchpressuretheyareunder.Othersmayhavearelativelylowhappinessbaseline,beingdissatisfiedwiththeirlives,regardlessofhowwellthingsmaybegoing.ThesecondvariableisSwing.Forsomeonewithsmallswing,nothingexcitesthemmuch,andfewthingsreallygetthemtooupset.Ifyouswingwideremotionally,yourupsanddownswillbemoreintenseandyou’llrequirelessstimulationtomoveyouoffyourbaseline.Andfinally,SustainorRecovery.Howlongdoyousustainabounceinyourstepinthewakeofanappreciativeemailfromanimportantcustomer?Howlongdoesittakeyoutorecoverfromthepublicdressing-downyougotfromyourbossonthenewsroomfloor?Researchersestimatethatbiologicalmakeupaccountsforabout40%ofhowwereact,andwhetherit’salittlemoreoralittlelessdoesn’tmatter.Thebiggerpointisthatasignificantpartofhowwereacttonegativefeedbackcomesnotfromourbiologicalmakeup,butrather,fromthestorywetellourselvesaboutwhatthefeedbackmeans.Wecanalllearntomanagefeedbackmoreskillfullybylearninghowtoseethefeedbackat“actualsize.”Feedbackshouldbeboundintime(feedbackaboutrightnowisnotaboutthefuture)andbyspecificity(feedbackaboutonethingisnotabouteverything)andbysize(needingtoimproveby10%isdifferentfromneedingtoimproveby80%).12.WhatdoweknowaboutAlita?A．Shevaluesherworkoverheremotions.B．Sheisoverlyaffectedbynegativecomments.C．Sheusespatientsurveystoimproveherjob.D．Shehasdecidedtochangeherworkattitude.13.Whichdescribesapersonwithalowbaselineandawideswing?A．Beingeasilyupsetandsensitivetofeedback.B．Stayingcalmandcontentdespitehardships.C．Feelinglowoftenbutrarelyreactingstrongly.D．Beingalwayscheerfulbutoverreactingtocriticism.14.Whatdoes“SustainorRecovery”referto?A．Theabilitytostaypositive.B．Thefrequencyofbademotions.C．Thetendencytodismissfeedback.D．Thedurationofemotionalimpact.15.Whatiskeytomanagingfeedbackeffectively?A．Focusingonfutureoutcomes.B．Respondingtoallfeedbackequally.C．Understandingourbiologicalreactions.D．Interpretingfeedbackclearlyandspecifically.七选五SquawktotheMoon,LittleGoosebyEdnaMitchellPrestonwasthefirstbookinmychildhoodthatinspiredmetoreadanddream.Itisthetaleofalittlegoosewhonightafternightwatchesthemoonwithgreatadmiration.Onenightshesawthereflectionofthemooninthepond.___16___Shebelievesthatthemoonhasfallenintothepond.Althoughitisonlyareflectiononthewater’ssurface,itbecomesthespringboardfortheadventuresofthislittlegoose.___17___Asafour-year-oldkid,Ithought,“ThisisthecoolestbirdIhaveeverknown!”BooksthatinspiretheimaginationandallowustosharestoriesarewhatIvalue.Iespeciallyappreciateliteraturethatfacilitatespersonalandprofessionaljourneystowardsaction.Yousee,thischildren’sbookwasthefirststeptowardsmyowndevelopmentofseeingtheworlddifferently.___18___Fromthatpointon,Ibecamedevotedtothehelpingandadvocatingofother-than-humanbeings.Thistermreferstoourfirstmother,theearth,andallofherchildren(plants,animals,seen,unseen).___19___Italsomademerealizethatmyfootprintstrulymattered.Ihavelivedwiththesethemesandlifeteachingsmyentirelife.Acoupleofdecadeslater,Istillthinkabouttheantics(荒唐行为)ofthatlittlegoose.IcontinuetoreadmaterialthatshapeswhoIamandwhoIcanbe.Agoodbookdoeshavethepowertochangelives.___20___A．Itcertainlydidmine.B．Idecidedtoreaditagain.C．Thisgooseistrulyacreativethinker.D．Shestaysinthepondwithherfamilymembers.E．Thislittlewingedbeingisdeterminedtosavethemoon.F．Itplantedtheseedofmyconcernforthenon-humanworld.G．ThisbooktaughtmeIhadaveryimportantroleinthisworld.二、完形填空RecentlyIreadastorysharedbyagirlcalledLaurenCampbell.Itwasso___21___.Inhersocialmediapost,Lauren___22___thatherdaddidnothavemuchgrowingup.Hence,whenhe___23___hisownfamily,hedideverythinghecouldtogivethema___24___life.Butitwasn’tjusthisownfamilythathe___25___,itturnsout.Andthatshinesthroughinthe___26___hegavesomeofLauren’sclassmates.ThestorybeganwhenLauren’sdadlearnedabouta(n)___27___schoolfieldtripthatwouldcosteachstudent£40.Uponhearingthis,hecouldn’thelpbutwonderaboutwhocouldn’t___28___it.HeaskedLaurenwhathappenedtokidswhocouldn’tpay,andshedidn’tknow.___29___,herdaddidn’tneedasure___30___inordertodecidewhathe’ddonext:payforeverysinglekidwhocouldn’taffordthetrip.Aweekafterthefieldtrip,Laurengotpulledintotheschoolofficeandgivena___31___lettertoherdad.Shewasso___32___butlaterdiscoveredherdad’skindact.WhenLaurenaskedhimaboutit,his___33___fordoingsowassimple:“Iknowhowitfeelstobe___34___,andnochildshouldeverfeelthatway.”Nothingwarmsmyheartlikefolkswhotakecareofothers.Actsofkindnesslikethis,Ifind,___35___greatlytoourworldbeingamuchbetter,happierplace!21.A．heart-warmingB．time-consumingC．backbreakingD．mouthwatering22.A．apologizedB．discoveredC．revealedD．complained23.A．directedB．establishedC．recognizedD．sought24.A．quieterB．busierC．longerD．better25.A．tookadvantageofB．lookedoutforC．reliedonD．dealtwith26.A．trickB．awardC．giftD．post27.A．frequentB．underdevelopedC．secretD．upcoming28.A．affordB．declineC．believeD．change29.A．BesidesB．OtherwiseC．NeverthelessD．Therefore30.A．statisticB．answerC．signD．promise31.A．standardB．congratulatoryC．thank-youD．face-saving32.A．confusedB．disappointedC．excitedD．ashamed33.A．explanationB．methodC．excuseD．ambition34.A．associatedB．infectedC．judgedD．excluded35.A．respondB．contributeC．appealD．add三、语法填空Haveyoueverrun___36___someoneandtheirnamejustdoesn’tcometoyou?___37___,youwalkintoaroomandsuddenlycan’trecallwhyyou’rethere?Being___38___(forget)canbereallyannoying.ButwhatifItellyouthattherearegoodreasonsforourmemoriesfadingaway(逐渐消失)?Inaninterview,neuroscientistCharanRanganathusesastorage___39___(compare).Wedon’ttendtostoreeverythingwe’veeverownedinourhouse.___40___(similar),wedon’tneedtostoreallourmemorieseither.Hesays,“Ifwedidn’tforgetanything,we’dbestoringtoomanymemories,andyou’dneverbeabletofind___41___youwant.”Wealsoneedtoforgetthingsinordertoupdateourmemorieswithnewinformation.Imagineyougetusedto___42___sameschooltimetableforawholeyear,butthenextyear,youhavenewprocedures.Yourbrainneedstobeflexibleandforgetirrelevantdetails___43___(handle)thenewinformation.And,ifyou’veeverbeen___44___(convince)thatyouknowaword,butitjustdoesn’tpopintoyourhead,you’renotalone.Thistip-of-the-tonguephenomenonmaysuggestthatsomethingsarenotfullyforgotten,justcurrentlyinaccessible.Thosewithahigherlevelofknowledge___45___(affect)morebythisaccordingtostudiessuchas“Impactofknowledgeandageontip-of-the-tonguerates”,becausetheirbrainshavetosortthroughmoreinformationtofindtheword.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，你校将举办一次交换生欢迎会。请你给交换生朋友Chris写一封电子邮件，内容包括：(1)欢迎会目的；(2)活动安排；(3)注意事项。注意：(1)写作词数应为80个左右；(2)请按如下格式在相应位置作答。DearChris,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Thegolfballstoodstillonthegrass.Ilookedatmysurroundingscarefully,tryingtofindthebestangletohittheball.Everyonewaslookingatme.Itookadeepbreathandheldmydriver(开球杆)upintheair,readytoswing.SuddenlyIheardasound.“Tweet.Tweet.”Ishookmyhead.Thiswasn’tthetimefordistractions.Afewsecondslater,thesoundcamebackagain.“Tweet…”Ilistened.Thecrowdstartedtowhisper.IcouldfeelmyopponentErinstaringatme,becomingimpatient.Ihadtohittheball.IswungmydriverasIheardthetweetingbecominglouder.Whatwasthatsound?Ithoughtunhappilyasmydriverhitrightintotheball,sendingitflyingoffcourseandheadingtowardsthebushesliningthefield.Erinhitthegolfball,makingitallthewayintothehole.Thentherewasa20-minuteintermission(中场休息)untilthesecondhalfofthetournamentbegan.Iheard“Tweet...”again.Idecidedtofigureoutwhatitwas.Iranintothewoodsandfoundafallennestunderatree.Amotherbluebird,withtwobabies,layinthenest.Shestaredatme,lookingfrightened.Herwinghadacutandbloodwascomingoutofit.Herbabieswereweak.“WhatamIsupposedtodo?”IfIleftthem,theywouldbeindanger.Therewasapethospital,about20minutes’walkfromhere.IfIwalkedtothehospital,Iwouldlosethetournament.Istruggled.Eventually,Imademydecision.Icarefullypickedupthenestandbirds,andheadedtowardsthehospital.Soon,Iarrivedatthehospital.Therewasawomanatthefrontdesk.Iranovertoherandexplainedthewholesituationtoher.Shenoddedasshelistenedcarefullytome.AfterIfinishedexplaining,sheputonapairofglovesandtookthenestofbirdswithher.Shetoldmetostayintheareaasshedisappearedintoanexaminationroom.IstayedwhereIwas,praying.注意：(1)续写词数应为150个左右；(2)请按如下格式在相应位置作答。Aftertenminutesorso,shewalkedbacktoherdeskandtoldmewhattheresultwas.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’dlostthechancetobeatErinbutIdidn’tregretit._______________________